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References
- ↑ F. Brent Scollie, Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors, 1873-1945 (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2000), 72.
- ↑ "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. June 21, 1934. p. 3.
- ↑ Port Arthur News-Chronicle 6 & 8 Feb, 23 Dec 1937.
- ↑ Port Arthur News-Chronicle 7 & 13 Oct 1937.
- ↑ Canadian Press (August 5, 1943). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
- ↑ Canadian Press (June 5, 1945). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5.
- ↑ Canadian Press (June 8, 1948). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
- ↑ Canadian Press (November 22, 1951). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4.
- ↑ Port Arthur News-Chronicle 28 March 1958.
Further reading
- A.W. Rasporich, "Call me Charlie : Charles W. Cox, Port Arthur's populist politician," Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society Papers and Records, 19 (1991), 2-20.
- Mark Kuhlberg, "Nothing but a cash deal : Crown timber corruption in Northern Ontario, 1923-1930," Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society Papers and Records, 28 (2000), 3-22.
- Mark Kuhlberg, "'Nothing it seems can be done about it': Charlie Cox, Indian Affairs Timber Policy and the Long Lac Reserve, 1924–40," Canadian Historical Review, 84 (1) March 2003, 33-64.